#BAB73C#BAB73C
#BAB73C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.141 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAB73C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 183, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 67.7%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.65, -13.77, 60.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.65, 61.57, 102.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.95% -0.0436 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.95% 0.141 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0002, 44.6335, 10.8875) |
| Luminance | 0.4463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.07
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.13
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.64
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.78
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.84
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAB73C #3C3FBA
analogous
#BA783C #BAB73C #7EBA3C
triadic
#BAB73C #3CBAB7 #B73CBA
tetradic
#BAB73C #3CBA78 #3C3FBA #BA3C7E
square
#BAB73C #3CBA78 #3C3FBA #BA3C7E
split-complementary
#BAB73C #3C7EBA #783CBA
monochromatic
#5D5C1E #8C892D #BAB73C #CECB66 #DCDB94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BAB73C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#BAB73C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAB73C
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAB73C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAB73C | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B02A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7AB9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bab73c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 183, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.141 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2cc79',
500: '#bab73c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bab73c; $custom-light: #d2cc79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bab73c",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 183,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.571,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75949,
"c": 0.14125,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.44632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAB73C
secondary
#8A8BC8
accent
#50DB4D
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FAF8EE
border
#D3D1C9
text
#141309
muted
#83827B